After Baghpat incident, we have no trust on BJP: Naresh Tikait
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After Baghpat incident, we have no trust on BJP: Naresh Tikait
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MUZAFFARNAGAR: Following the recent developments in Baghpat where a woman claiming to be RLD’s district panchayat poll chief candidate Mamta Kishor – who was in Rajasthan at the time – applied for the withdrawal of her nomination, Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh Tikait met the Muzaffarnagar DM and voiced his concern. After meeting the DM, Tikait accompanied by Muzaffarnagar candidate Satender Balyan and several other BKU leaders told reporters, “We have asked the administration to conduct free and fair elections for the district panchayat poll chief.” The polls are scheduled to be held on July 3. Tikait said, “The elections are being conducted fairly. Zila panchayat and block development committee members are being pressured. BJP can do anything to ensure the win for their candidate. We do not trust them.” Muzaffarnagar is set to witness a tough battle where BJP is supporting Veerpal Nirwal, considered close to local BJP MP and Union minister Sanjeev Balyan while the Opposition is jointly supporting Satender Balyan, Sanjeev Balyan’s cousin and an active worker of BKU.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-07-02
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Meerut